60 minSeason 1 • Episode 11
LatestKota, who lost his beloved sister, announces his withdrawal from MER. The governor, Akatsuka, wallows in a comatose state. Otowa decides to dissolve MER. Meanwhile, a series of terrorist bombings done by Tsubaki Elliot burn all over Tokyo. Many are injured, but no one calls to dispatch MER and the ER car is prohibited. The members are in a pinch but, at that time... The story of the last dispatch of MER.
TOKYO MER is formed by order from the Governor of Tokyo. The name of the group stands for TOKYO Mobile Emergency Room. The members are emergency care professionals and they are to go to sites of dangerous accidents and disasters by ER car. Their ER car is a large vehicle equipped with the latest medical devices and an operating area. There, TOKYO MER saves lives of the injured. Kōta Kitami is a doctor for TOKYO MER and its leader. He holds a strong conviction that, regardless of the dangers, he will go to accident sites to save lives.
Acting
Ryohei Suzuki's unhinged conviction selling impossible heroics.
Practical Effects
Full-scale disaster sets that make your living room feel inadequate.
Writing
Medical cases cleverly mirroring political subplots.
Ryohei Suzuki
Kota Kitami
Kento Kaku
Nao Otowa
Ayami Nakajo
Hina Tsurumaki
Jun Kaname
Mikio Senjyu
Nanao
Natsume Kuramae
Shingo Tsurumi
Shusei Kugayama
Satoshi Hashimoto
Suguru Komaba
Makiko Watanabe
Mariko Shirokane
Riisa Naka
Chiaki Takanawa
Yuriko Ishida
Azusa Akatsuka
Shinya Kote
Jiro Fuyuki
Hayato Sano
Motoichi Tokumaru
Shiori Sato
Suzuka Kitami
Phương Chi
Hoang Lan Minh
Kenta Izuka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects real 2018 debates about Japan's disaster medical response system and inter-agency turf wars post-3/11.
The mobile ER vehicle was a custom-built prop costing ¥30 million; Suzuki performed actual emergency procedure training for 3 months. Episode 8's tunnel collapse sequence required 6 days of night shoots.
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